The presentation by Jane Hoolihan was certainly an eye opening one. The facts and statistics discussed were pretty disturbing. As a healthcare provider, I have spent a great deal of time learning about different illnesses and disease processes that affect the body. Knowing how many chemicals, toxins and compounds we are exposed to on a daily basis is horrifying.
People continue to use bottled water assuming it is safe and clean to drink, but is it really? There are still a number of contaminants found in bottled water. In one study, Hoolihan mentions that arsenic, radioactive isotopes and even Tylenol were found inside water bottles. Wait, what?! Is this even legal?
Aside from water, Hoolihan proceeds to talk about food and the thousands of additives and preservatives our packaged food contains. This certainly raises a bunch of questions...How do we know what is safe? How accessible are the safer alternatives? Are safer alternatives even affordable?
According to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson (2009), “A child born in America today will grow up exposed to more chemicals than a child from any other generation in our history.” Unfortunately, this is a sad yet realistic truth. There are so many newly discovered compounds that never even existed 50 years ago. What can we do to prevent this?
According to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson (2009), “A child born in America today will grow up exposed to more chemicals than a child from any other generation in our history.” Unfortunately, this is a sad yet realistic truth. There are so many newly discovered compounds that never even existed 50 years ago. What can we do to prevent this?
I agree her comment on bottled water is astounding. The fact that one of the bottles they tested increased the chance of breast cancer by 78%. WHAAAAAT?!
ReplyDeleteWhat's even worse is that people tend to use bottled water to protect themselves from what chemicals exist in the tap water. There is this circular correlation between the two that is unavoidable and just darn frightening.
Great job!
I agree her comment on bottled water is astounding. The fact that one of the bottles they tested increased the chance of breast cancer by 78%. WHAAAAAT?!
ReplyDeleteWhat's even worse is that people tend to use bottled water to protect themselves from what chemicals exist in the tap water. There is this circular correlation between the two that is unavoidable and just darn frightening.
Great job!